Shoplifting

Stealing from Winn-Dixie is no small potatoes for Michael Wibby. Wibby walked out of a Winn-Dixie in Hobe Sound with a mother-lode of goodies. That's $820.20 worth of the store's best stuff: Five bottles of Moet & Chandon Imperial champagne, cases of beer and choice cuts of meats - all without paying, according to recently released Martin County Sheriff's records, reports Will Greenlee in his Off the Beat blog for TCPalm.com. Also included in his heist: 12 rolls of Charmin toilet paper.

Davie police have arrested two known shoplifters after they were seen stealing items from a Super Target in Davie while with a child, police said. "They are known in the company as 'boosters' - people who steal high-end electronics from the store," Officer Jessica Figueroa wrote in a complaint affidavit. Mario Roberto Melgar, 34, and Nicole Marie Montgomery, 28, entered the store, 5800 S. University Drive, near the electronics department Sunday with a young boy, according to the affidavit.

Two women are accused of taking two 11-year-old children to shoplift at Macy's in Pembroke Pines, police said. Kaye Livingstone, 24, and Harpie Dudley, 49, are facing charges that include grand theft, child neglect and using anti-shoplifting devices, jail records showed. The women went to the Pembroke Lakes Mall Saturday afternoon with the children in tow, police said. The foursome went into the girl's fitting rooms with an estimated $2,316 worth of clothing and shoes. They cut off tags and anti-theft devices and left the store with the merchandise in a white Macy's bag, according to the arrest report.

Winter Haven cops say Niccole Rae Ruston, 33, took a 13-year-old girl and together they went on all-day stealing marathon, shoplifting more than $3,000 worth of merchandise from stores, reports The Ledger in Lakeland. Their stolen goodies included a Chihuahua puppy, a hamster plus merchandise from Belks, Macy's, Pier 1 Imports, Walgreen's and Hibbett Sports, according to the report. Get the DUHtails at The Ledger in Lakeland. Photo: Polk County Jail More FloriDUH Categories: Central Florida (1197)

Shoplifters usually like to blend in so that cops and witnesses will have a harder time identifying them, reports the Orlando Sentinel. Not this suspect. He sported a red Mohawk and gold painted finger and toe nails. And he left a clue behind: His black flip flips. Check out the surveillance video . Get the DUHtails at the Orlando Sentinel. More FloriDUH Categories: Central Florida (987)

It appears that mom and dad brought their 1-year-old tot with them to do their Christmas shoplifting together. Gainesville cops say the dad, Gerald Linwood Hayes III, 30, could be seen on surveillance taking a $150 Nintendo and a $150 Wii console off the shelf at a Target store before the family abandoned the cart and left the store, reports The Gainesville Sun. A security officer recovered the items in dad's waistband...

Stacey Marie Armstrong, of Kissimmee, is accused of leaving her 11-year-old daughter and a newborn whom she was babysitting in a car while she shoplifted inside a St. Cloud Publix, reports WKMG News-6 in Orlando. The 35-year-old woman allegedly shoplifted about $100 worth of makeup and candy in her purse. Armstrong also admitted she stole about $160 from another Publix, deputies said. Get the DUHtails at WKMG News-6 in Orlando. Photo: Osceola County Jail More FloriDUH Categories: Bad Mom (62)

Get with this program, mom: No child left behind. Dana Olivia Cooks, a Lehigh Acres mom was stopped by security officers in a North Fort Myers Walmart for allegedly shoplifting $83 worth of items, reports WBBH News-4 in Sarasota. The 21-year-old mom tried to hand her two-year-old to a friend, but instead dropped him and fled, according to Lee County Sheriff's deputies. FloriDUH Headquarters understands how easy it is to get preoccupied with so many things - like stealing, drugs and drinking that you forget that you even had a child.

A friend who steals for a friend in need is a friend indeed. A woman, identified as Peggy Sue Holm, 43, allegedly swiped stuff from a Panhandle drug store for her broke buddy, who couldn't afford the pilfered goods, cops said, reports the Northwest Florida Daily News in Fort Walton Beach. Get the DUHtails at the Northwest Florida Daily News in Fort Walton Beach. More FloriDUH

Besides getting caught, shoplifters can face other occupational hazards, like getting caught with blood on your hands. John Peter Kanaris, 31, allegedly used a box cutter to remove labels from items before entering a bathroom with the purloined merchandise at a Port Richey Sears, reports the Tampa Bay Times in St. Petersburg. But he apparently cut himself in the process. Kanaris was found passed out in the restroom, according to the report. What happened? Get the DUHtails at the Tampa Bay Times in St. Petersburg. More FloriDUH

Why steal seashells when you're near a Florida beach? An unidentified woman, 30, from Pennsylvania, allegedly swiped an odd assortment of items from a Destin Walmart, reports the Northwest Florida Daily News in Fort Walton Beach. The list looked like it included souvenirs, such seashells and a tropical frame -- along with, perhaps, some items for the long haul home, like energy drinks, a Snickers bar and pepperoni, according to the report. Sounds like she should have also swiped something for an upset stomach.

A shoplifting suspect who was fleeing police drowned after he jumped into a canal in Miami-Dade County, according to reports. The man, suspected of shoplifting at Dadeland Mall, was running from police officers when he jumped into a canal. For more, go to CBS 4 .

Broward Sheriff's detectives are searching for the thief who lost his shirt after shoplifting at a Family Dollar store in Oakland Park. The man walked into the store at 2901 W. Oakland Park Blvd. around 10:45 p.m. March 27 and started stuffing his pants with batteries and Aleve painkillers, officials said. The store manager noticed the man hiding behind an aisle. Surveillance video shows her confronting the shoplifter and asking what he was doing. The man tried to run but the manager is seen blocking the exit and grabbing his arms.

An estimated $15 million statewide shoplifting ring has been broken up with charges filed against 23 people, according to the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office. The yearlong joint investigation, dubbed Operation Over the Counter, stretched from Miami-Dade and Broward to Orlando, resulting in 16 arrests, prosecutors said. Police started rounding up suspects before sunrise Thursday. They included shoplifters, middlemen and retailers who sold the stolen goods online and in a family-owned store, investigators said.

A routine shoplifting arrest evolved into a child pornography case, with the suspect in jail on a whopping $610,000 bond, Broward jail records show. Nicholas Coffey told police he downloaded the porn using public Wi-Fi at a fast-food restaurant, according to Hallandale Beach Police. Detectives discovered the images Saturday after Coffey, 24, was stopped as he walked out of Wal-Mart, 2551 E. Hallandale Beach Blvd., with a backpack full of belongings and stolen items, according to the arrest report.

It's beginning to look a lot like holiday shoplifting season. About 15hours after getting out of the slammer, Jeffrey Clinton Foss, 50, reportedly found a way to get back inside, reports the Ocala Star-Banner. He had just been released after serving time for stealing from an Ocala Walmart, when he was busted again for the same charge ... from the very same store, cops said, according to the report. Hey, if at first you don't succed, then try, try again. Get the DUHtails at the Ocala Star-Banner.